Criminal. A native of Austria, Bowers was arrested for a post office robbery in 1931 and was sentenced to 25 years in prison. After spending some time at McNeil Island Penitentiary and later Leavenworth Federal Penitentiary, he was transferred to the newly opened Alcatraz Federal Penitentiary in 1934.rison guards, assuming that he was trying to escape, opened fire in the attempt to stop him. Bowers was hit, knocked off the fence, and fell 60 feet down the cliff behind it to his death. He is considered to be the first federal prisoner to attempt to escape from Alcatraz.
The best time when to trim fountain grass back is in the late winter or early spring. The exact timing is not as important as just making sure that you prune fountain grass back before it starts actively growing. You want to avoid doing fountain grass pruning in the fall, as the plant has not yet died back all the way. If you try to cut back fountain grass in the fall, you may cause it to go into a growth spurt, which will make it more vulnerable to the coming cold weather and will reduce its chances of surviving the winter.
Winter Aesthetics. Most ornamental grass plants grow in mounds or provide a fountain effect. In the fall, the plants retain their fluffy, wide or thin textures and the foliage turns tan, bronze or reddish brown after the first frost. Cutting the foliage back will remove the vertical backdrop grasses provide in the winter garden.